Councillor's wedding venue application refused

HUGELY controversial plans by a Conservative Stratford-on-Avon district councillor to establish a weddings venue at his home in the village of Dorsington were rejected by a planning committee last night (Wednesday).

Members of Stratford District Council's west area planning committee voted against their own planning officers' recommendation to grant permission to the proposals put forward by Cllr Robert Vaudry (Cons, Bardon).

Around 100 objectors to the scheme turned up for the planning committee meeting, which took place at Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall.

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After a tense debate councillors decide to reject the proposals on the grounds that any perceived benefits of the scheme would be outweighed by the effect of the proposals on the conservation area.

Following the decision Ray Perry, co-chairman of Dorsington Residents' Association, told the Herald: “We're over the moon. At the end of the day the enough councillors recognised the right of local people to have a say about the way things should be. They were the ones that saved us last night.”

For a full report and reaction see the next issues of Midweek and Herald.